Obituaries

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Justine M. Wesner, 77, of Portsmouth, RI passed away on Tuesday, December 1st.Justine was born in New York, NY to Edmund Iwaszczuk and Helen (Polkosnik) Iwaszczuk. She grew up in New York City and New Jersey and worked as a young woman at the Picatinny Arsenal. Upon […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. It is with great sadness that the family of Gregorio Barandiaran announces his passing after a brief illness, on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the age of 96. Gregorio will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 62 years, Vicenta, and his three sons and their wives; […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Evelyn M. Barrett, 90, of Newport, RI passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Village House Nursing Center in Newport. She was the wife of the late William E. Barrett. Born July 4, 1930 in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Alexander J. Shea […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. George Carl Reuther, 83, of Tiverton, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, peacefully surrounded by his family. He was born in Queens, NY, and was the son of the late George and Kathleen Reuther. George married the love of his life, the late Emma Jane (McLoughlin) and […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Garrett M. Loftus passed away with his family by his side, on Friday, November 27th, 2020 after a four-year battle with skin cancer.  He was 63 years old.  Garrett was the son of the late George W. and Alice (Caron) Loftus.  A lifelong Newporter, he was a 1975 […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Marie Frances Dobbin passed away peacefully on Friday November 27, 2020. She was born on Staten Island on August 5,1925 to the late William and Agnes (Doody) Kuehn. She is predeceased by her brother Blair Kuehn and sister Betty Mellifont. She leaves behind her loving husband […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Leon Merle Provost, age 63 of Newport, RI passed away unexpectedly November 14, 2020.Leon was born in Wurzburg Germany and loved the ocean and all kinds of ships and sailboats. He was just a few months old when he encountered his first trans Atlantic cruise from Germany […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. David Paul Murphy, 59, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on the morning of Monday, November 30th at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous fight against illness over the past two years. David was born on February 15, 1961, in Goldsboro, North Carolina […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Mary F. Rutledge, 86, of Middletown, entered eternal life on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at home, surrounded by her loving and devoted family. Mary, known as ‘Marie’ by friends and family, was born on October 8, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the late James J. and Mary […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Francis Anthony Perry, age 81 of Middletown, Rhode Island passed away surrounded by his family on November 27, 2020. Born in Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late Henry and Marion (Alvernes) Perry. Francis served in the Marines from 1958 to 1962 in Okinawa, […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Joanne “JoJo” Nelson left us on November 21, 2020 peacefully at home in Newport with her daughter Meg and husband Dale by her side. She was the daughter of the late Harold and Marguerite Forbes of Beverly Farms, MA and brother Jeffrey Forbes of Newton, MA. […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Marion Elizabeth (Murphy) DeCotis, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Newport passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Alfred F. DeCotis. Born in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Cornelius J. […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Margaret Mary (Ahern) Cottrell, died peacefully at home in Middletown, RI on Sunday, November 22, 2020.   Marge, as she was known to all, was born in Riverside, RI on September 2, 1937 to the late Maurice and Nancy (O’Gorman) Ahern who had both immigrated to the […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Barbara June Stenning, a direct descendent of Captain John Luther who arrived in America in 1630, died peacefully at home on November 23, 2020. Married on June 28, 1952, she was the wife of Gordon J. Stenning. Born August 12, 1928, in Johnston, RI, she was the […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Joe Tremblay, a well-known Newport sports fan, who, for decades never missed a game at Cardines Field, had a remarkable record predicting sporting events and interviewed some of America’s greatest athletes including Ted Williams and Arthur Ashe, died Sunday at the age of 73. He had recently […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. John A. Marchese, age 97, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 22, 2020.  He was born on September 27, 1923, in Newport, RI, to Angelo and Sebastiana (Caccamo) Marchese.   John attended St. Mary’s and Rogers High School.  He was drafted into the United States Army in […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Anna V. (Vargas) Moitoza, 91, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully at her home on November 21, 2020. She was the wife of the late Thomas G. Moitoza Jr. Born in Pedro Miguel, Faial, Azores, she was the daughter of the late António Vargas da Terra and Maria […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Albert Monteiro, 87, of Newport, passed away on November 22, 2020, at home with his family by his side. Albert was born in Newport, RI to the late Maximo and Geralda Monteiro. Albert was the husband of Antonia (Gonsalves) Monteiro for 55 years. Albert worked as an […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Alice M. (Barish) DeVine, age 87, of formerly of Newport, RI, passed away on November 22, 2020. Alice was born in Providence, RI to Gabriel and Zekiah Barish. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. DeVine. She grew up in Providence and graduated from St. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Edith M. (Taylor) Trainor, age 99, passed away peacefully from non-COVID causes on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Born on Feb. 23, 1921 in Fall River, MA she was a current resident of The Grand Islander Center in Middletown, RI, and had enjoyed life at Clifton Assisted Living […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Fred “Mr. Fix It” Swarz, 83, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at home on November 18, 2020. Fred was the husband of Emily (Salvador) Swarz for 62 years. Fred was a general contractor, and was commonly known as “Mr. Fix It,” an avid tinkerer.When his children […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Mark Bistline passed away peacefully at home in Middletown, RI on the morning of November 13, 2020.  His wife Susan Andrade Bistline, children Bennett (31), James (13) and Daisy (12), his dogs Maggie and Felix, several cousins, the extended Andrade family, and the groups and institutions who […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Susan Thomas Klapthor of Portsmouth, RI passed away in the comfort of her home on November 17, 2020 with her family by her side. She was 74 years old. Sue was born in Newport, RI on October 30, 1946 to the late (Ret.) Lt. Colonel Charles G. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Mariette I. (Caplin) Gendreau, 84, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away with her children by her side, on November 16, 2020 in Royal Middletown. Mariette was born in Fall River, MA, daughter of the late Louis and Aldea Lincourt Caplin. Mariette graduated from Jesus Mary Academy in Fall […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Barbara A. (Whitford) Nass, 88, a lifelong resident of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully in her home November 11, 2020. Barbara was the wife of Robert W. Nass. Born in Brooklyn, NY, October 9, 1932, she was the daughter of the late James P. Whitford and the […]